Frederic Forrest
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Key facts
- Born
- Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. , ( 1936-12-23 ) December 23, 1936, Waxahachie, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) (aged 86), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1967–2006
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Forrest
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Waxahachie
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Spouse
- Marilu Henner
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Frederic Forrest 1993.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1936-12-23
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- name in native language
- Frederic Forrest
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-06-23
- birth name
- Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.
- Commons category
- Frederic Forrest
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023) was an American actor. A figure of the New Hollywood movement, Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola, playing featured roles in The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One from the Heart (1982), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). He was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a New York Film Critics Circle Award, and received a National Society of Film Critics for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in the musical drama The Rose (1979), an honor that was also shared with his performance as Jay "Chef" Hicks in Apocalypse Now.
Forrest came to public attention for his performance in When the Legends Die (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. His other film credits include The Missouri Breaks (1976), Hammett (1982), Valley Girl (1983), The Two Jakes (1990), Falling Down (1993), and All the King's Men (2006), along with the television series 21 Jump Street, Lonesome Dove, and Die Kinder.
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